diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 9e301f156d07980a3e91637c473bce1d02e89ac6..2c21610fefd9d9652611b0d970d2bd69928dfcf5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@
       android:title="@string/preference_larger_emoji_title" />
     <SwitchPreference
       android:defaultValue="false"
-      android:dependency="@string/preference_highlight_own_messages"
       android:key="@string/preference_highlight_own_messages_key"
       android:summary="@string/preference_highlight_own_messages_summary"
       android:title="@string/preference_highlight_own_messages_title" />